In class peer review day was a joy to attend. I think most professors could learn a thing or two from Ms. Wheeler. I really enjoy English class because of how different learning styles are incorporated into the class. It isn’t all lecture and note taking. Usually I do not like having peers review my papers in classes but it was a good time today. Some of the stuff they said to me was hard to take but I swallowed my pride and respectfully considered what they said. I believe I will have a better writing project after the day.
One person who was reviewing my paper took a different viewpoint than mine. Honestly, at first I did not agree with what they said. However, after a while I could see where they were coming from. So I will at least look at what they suggested I change about my paper and I might end up changing it. This incident humbled me because I realized I tend to think that the way I do things is right. Even though I spent a good amount of time on my rough draft, I need to humble myself and accept criticism. It will help me in the long run.
The whole peer editing part was tedious. I’m sure everyone will have a more complete final product because of it but people were definitely sighing during class.
The two papers I edited were good papers. I enjoyed reading them although one of them was a little incoherent. But with a little work the author will get a good grade. Underlining everything was annoying and it is hard to find people’s main points. It is most likely because this paper was not a research or commentary style paper.
Along those lines, I really like this assignment because it is outside the box. I expected this class to be boring and accordingly have boring assignments. Well having an introspective writing project along with being allowed to create something is very interesting. I like writing about myself. I don’t get to talk about myself that much. So getting an introspective paper assigned is a plus. Presentations on the project should be very interesting next Wednesday.
Having music being played during class is awesome. It makes class that much better. Plus the fact that students get to call out songs is out of this world. It just blows my mind that a teacher would be that cool and nice to us. It is very unusual to say the least. I love doing work and listening to music so having the music playing helped me do a better job on my peer reviews.
I am enjoying making friends in the class. I got to talk with Bo for about 45 minutes before class today and he is a very cool kid. Because we talked so long, I got to peer edit his paper. We talked about his OCD before class and how it was the topic of my paper. Then when I read his paper I felt that I understood his condition more. Unfortunately I did not get to proof read Rahul’s paper. I hope that he has a great presentation next week.
For my object, I am going to cook a Dutch pancake, which is a traditional German breakfast food. I have not cooked one yet. Hopefully I don’t have any problems with it. I feel that I made a pretty good connection with my object and the story about myself. I usually am not artistic and this is definitely a win for Nate. Now the fun part will be cooking it then hauling it across campus a week from today.
I have found what I hope to be my seat for the rest of the year. The back left corner if your are facing the back wall. Marilea sits over there, as well as Hammad and Rahul. They are all fun to talk to. I like asking them how their days are going. Its looks like this might be my favorite class of the semester.
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